Emma E Edrington

Brief Life History of Emma E

When Emma E Edrington was born on 28 September 1861, in Adair, Kentucky, United States, her father, Benjamin Leslie Edrington, was 49 and her mother, Emily Settles, was 44. She married Deroy Goode on 5 February 1880, in Adair, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 17 July 1903, in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Hickey Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Deroy Goode
1858–1892
Emma E Edrington
1861–1903
Marriage: 5 February 1880
Richard Goode
1880–
Pearl Lee Goode
1881–1948
Osee B Goode
1887–1958

Sources (14)

  • Emma Edrington, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Emma E Edrington, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Emma C. Carpenter, "Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973"

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World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Perryville

On October 8, 1862, the Battle of Perryville took place between the Army of Ohio and the Army of Mississippi. It was the bloodiest battle on Kentucky soil. The Union lost around four thousand people and the Confederates lost around three thousand people. This was about one fifth of those that fought.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from an unidentified place. It may be a metathesized form of Erdington in the West Midlands, which derives its name from the Old English personal name Ēanrēd + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

History: Christopher Edrington is recorded in Rappahannock County, VA, in1666–71.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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